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Meaning of lionn dubh | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. black bile
    historical, masculine
  2. melancholy
    masculine
  3. depression
    masculine
  4. Equivalent to 'black bile': One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and...

Equivalents

العربية سوداء
Deutsch schwarze Galle
English black bile
فارسی سودا
Suomi musta sappi
Italiano atrabile bile nera collera umor nero
Nederlands zwarte gal
Русский чёрная желчь
Türkçe sevda

Examples

“Anois tá lionn dubh orm fhéin nach bhfaca mé rud chomh soiléir sin.”

Now I'm melancholy that I didn't see a thing so clearly.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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